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Indigenous peoples locked into disadvantage - The Saturday Paper (subscription)

Fri, 2015/12/11 - 3:19pm

Indigenous peoples locked into disadvantage
The Saturday Paper (subscription)
This was conducted under the baton of the Law Council of Australia. At the same time another coalition of interested parties, called Change the Record, has come up with a “Blueprint for Change”, with measures to address disproportionate rates of ...

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I can't call myself an Indigenous Australian and also say sovereignty never ceded - The Guardian

Fri, 2015/12/11 - 12:46am

The Guardian

I can't call myself an Indigenous Australian and also say sovereignty never ceded
The Guardian
I cannot on one hand call myself an “Indigenous Australian” and then say “sovereignty never ceded” in the same breath. The two are incompatible. We will never hear Palestinian liberation fighters call themselves “Palestinian Israelis” or hear members ...
Take stock of your human rights record, Catholic Bishop tells governmentSBS

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Here's What It's Like To Grow Up Gay And Indigenous In Australia - BuzzFeed News

Thu, 2015/12/10 - 3:56am

Here's What It's Like To Grow Up Gay And Indigenous In Australia
BuzzFeed News
“When I was coming out and trying to reconcile being gay with my Aboriginal culture I was told by an elder very close to me that being gay didn't exist traditionally. He told me it's bad and all these awful things would happen to me,” Gregory Phillips ...

A Trip To Remember - New South Wales Rugby League

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 8:46pm

New South Wales Rugby League

A Trip To Remember
New South Wales Rugby League
It was a momentous tour, headlined by a visit to Villiers-Bretonneux on Armistice Day followed by an historic match as the first Aboriginal side to play on the Somme Battlefields – in addition to visits to the Australian embassies in Paris and Rome ...

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Australia through Aboriginal eyes: the only way to understand our land - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 8:34pm

Sydney Morning Herald

Australia through Aboriginal eyes: the only way to understand our land
Sydney Morning Herald
In 1992, the United Nations International Year for the World's Indigenous People, I did not want to see out the year without saying something definitive about the general plight of indigenous people around the world and most particularly of our own.

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Rare indigenous artifacts return to Australia on loan from Britain - Press TV

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 8:39am

Press TV

Rare indigenous artifacts return to Australia on loan from Britain
Press TV
Islamabad is hosting a show where hunters and gun enthusiasts check out the latest locally made weapons. The 3-day event is called Target and Outdoor Shooting Sports. A new study suggests that people who tend to have negative perceptions may be more ...

Paul Keating's Redfern Park speech - Sydney Morning Herald

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 8:09am

Sydney Morning Herald

Paul Keating's Redfern Park speech
Sydney Morning Herald
Twenty-three years after he confronted Australians with the truth of Indigenous dispossession, Paul Keating has delivered another profound message on reconciliation, this time in more nuanced language. Back in 1992, the then prime minister said the ...
Australia through Aboriginal eyes: the only way to understand our landBrisbane Times

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Healing ceremony held for former and fallen Indigenous servicemen of both ... - ABC Online

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 7:48am

ABC Online

Healing ceremony held for former and fallen Indigenous servicemen of both ...
ABC Online
Lia Pootah Indigenous man Keith Farrell was 18 years old when he joined the armed services during World War II, even though officially Tasmanian Indigenous Australians were regarded as extinct and all Aboriginal people were banned from enlisting.

Syphilis warning for young Indigenous Queenslanders - SBS

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 5:39am

SBS

Syphilis warning for young Indigenous Queenslanders
SBS
Young Indigenous Australians and gay and bisexual men are most at risk of contracting Syphilis, as Queensland now faces its worst outbreak of the sexual health condition in over 30 years, the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service warned on ...

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The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition - The Guardian (blog)

Wed, 2015/12/09 - 2:21am

The Guardian (blog)

The ABC doesn't need Andrew Bolt to debate Indigenous recognition
The Guardian (blog)
It will be interesting to see (hello Senate estimates) precisely whose imprimatur at Screen Australia and the ABC ultimately deemed it a good idea to make this show, given Bolt's provocative assertion that “I am an Indigenous Australian” and his long ...
Andrew Bolt: My ABC documentary will show you can disagree and be civilSydney Morning Herald

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Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war' - Sydney Morning Herald

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 7:03am

Sydney Morning Herald

Andrew Bolt: Turnbull started a News Corp 'civil war'
Sydney Morning Herald
Conservative commentator and vocal ABC critic Andrew Bolt is set to star in a new ABC series about the recognition of indigenous Australians in the constitution. Bolt announced in a post on his blog today: "I am going to be very busy on a project for ...
Andrew Bolt corporation? Columnist to take part in ABC documentaryThe Guardian

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What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change? - SBS

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 5:12am

SBS

What do the Indigenous voices say on climate change?
SBS
Like many nations, Australia faces hotter summers, more droughts, rising tides and a significant impact on its ecology. Larissa Baldwin, national coordinator of youth climate group Seed, says the country's Indigenous communities will bear the brunt ...

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Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ... - ABC Local

Tue, 2015/12/08 - 2:33am

ABC Local

Indigenous Referendum Council's makeup and process of selection questioned by ...
ABC Local
He said there were some concerns locally there was little representation from Aboriginal people from the southern half of Australia. "There is obviously a deliberate choice in terms of people that Turnbull put onto his handpicked committee, basically ...
Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...ABC Online
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor - MuMbrella

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 11:43pm

MuMbrella

Guardian Australia appoints Stan Grant as Indigenous affairs editor
MuMbrella
Emily Wilson, editor at Guardian Australia, said in a statement: “”I'm so pleased that Stan Grant is joining us at Guardian Australia as our Indigenous affairs editor. After many years focusing on foreign affairs Stan has decided to turn his attention ...
Stan Grant: why, after years of foreign reporting, I'm now turning my focus on ...The Guardian

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Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ... - ABC Online

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 7:37pm

ABC Online

Domestic violence conference in Canberra told Indigenous women invisible in ...
ABC Online
More than 300 people are attending the three-day conference Stop Domestic Violence: Connecting the Dots, which is being hosted by the Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) representatives ...
Open Sesame: the man who moved Australia into the StreetEquities.com

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Government contribution to native title rights development - The Australian

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 7:41am

The Australian

Government contribution to native title rights development
The Australian
Senator Brandis said there had been moments of “shared joy” and “bitter division” between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians over what native title meant to “modern Australia”. “What is important is that we continue to work together,” he said.

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Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready - Sydney Morning Herald

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 6:42am

Sydney Morning Herald

Land rich but 'dirt poor' Indigenous groups get investment ready
Sydney Morning Herald
Alongside Australian Indigenous Governance Institute chairwoman Robynne Quiggin, Mr Martin co-chaired a working group representing 20 native title groups set to embrace the voluntary set of governance and investment principles to help them shrug off ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 5:53am

Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica - Australian Geographic

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 5:41am

Australian Geographic

Lecture: Pictorial tour of historic Antarctica
Australian Geographic
The National Museum of Australia's Encounters exhibition features 151 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects that were either taken or gifted during the first encounters between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia. Dr Shayne ...

BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians - ABC Message Stick

Mon, 2015/12/07 - 3:34am

ABC Message Stick

BMX rider in outback Queensland inspires other young Indigenous Australians
ABC Message Stick
A 10-year-old BMX rider living in outback Queensland has received praise for being a role model for other young Indigenous Australians. Chelsea McLeod lives in the small mining town of Glenden in outback north Queensland, and despite there being no ...

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